The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-05-11
OUR RAILROAD CENTRE.
HAPPENINGS ABOUT GREENWOOD.
April ShOwers...D efunct Agricultural
Club-..NegrOes Building Church
and White Folks Dancing.

GREENWOOD, >. u, May y, 1901.
Fine showers fell here on last Thursday and
Sunday nights. The rains were needed. after
the dry winds that prevailed a few days be-
fore. The beautiful and perfect stands of cot.
corn, the effects Of the recent rains, should
encourage the farmers greotly.
The Greenwood Agricultural Club has been
allowed to die at time when It's members
on the best methods of planting and cultlva;
ting crops most. An organization OF IT'S klnd
should flourish and be most useful In the
Spring and Summer months. Why has 1t
been allowed to die? Why are all such Or
CARNATIONS in this county dead? Because the
local politicians, who were the leaders, or the
friends Of the leaders, In the so-calied farmers
movement have either been elected to office,
or left behind naturally causing cooling OF
their enthusiasm and interest in the welfare
Of the "dear former until another primary
campaign is approaching, when no doubt they
every 1eI " farmer rich, good looking and every
thing that is desirable, as they were last a'l-
Capt. C. S. Dwight, who is surveying the
route for the Georgia Carolina a Northern
RAILROAD between this place and Chester will
move his camp to this place to-day. He VIII
survey the line through town sometime this
week.
talking of organizing and building church.
Mr.. K. j. Bell attended the Sunday School
celebration at Clinton yesterday.
Nathon Gillian, negro carpenter, VINO mas
lived here for many years, to increase his
profits on small job, appropriated small tot
of lumber belonging to Mr.. ]. T. Simmons
early one morning last week; HIS guilt was was
proven before Judge Blake, who No. thomght thdf iaiI
would be beneficial. He was accordingly
lodged in Jail Thursday tcvening. He was
prominent member of his church and his class
The people of Buck Level had delightful
picnic and dance ut the school house on last
Saturday. The occasion will not be forgotten
soon by the young people.
Mrs. B. T. Cook is visiting relatives at Ridge
Mr.. Norris of the Mccormick Advance was
In town yesterday.
Men who say that they cannot afford TO buy
come TO this place and spend their money for
whiskey which they use in degrading and
brutalizing themselves.
We have been told that Mr.. J. A. Milling
has the finest garden to be found In the coun'
Miss Leona Blake Is with friends in Due
West. She attended the Junior Exhibition
and will not return before the latter part ol
DR.. G. c. Taggart of Ninety-Slx was in town
yesterday visiting his father.
Miss Ella Watson Is visiting relatives In
Greenville. She will not return before the
When q man tells us that he cannot leave
off the use OF tobacco or whiskey we doubt
his trnthfulness. If you VIII resolve hrn'ly Cy
foolish, useless habit you will succeed in sub
DUNG 1t. If you fail 1t will be because OF a
lack Of firmness and not because the thing is
impossible.
Mr. W. J. Gaines of the Augusta Chronicle
is in town. He is looking we'll and his CORE
spondence is brighter than ever.
1t now seems to be rule with preachers
and other public speakers to eulogiZe woman
and rasp and "show up" the shortcomings OF
man regardless Of the subject Of the discourse.
This may please the ladies, OF whom we know
too much cannot be said, but oil censnre and
no praise Is Just little tiresome, especially To
those who have tasted the sweets of the san.
shine and storm Of welded life when The
storm predominates. OF course the unmar
ried "lords of creation" as we are now sneer,
ingly called, though not particularly found
of proof, can endure an occasional chlulng
from the pulpit with better grace than our
more fortunate or unfortunate fellows. -,
Mr. j. E. Arnold the famoSs lee eetgEer Wer WI,
Walters Hall on next Saturday night. AL
who have heard this gifted lecturer know Of
" G Capt. Wade E. Cothran and Maj. NJ. G. zeig-
public library here.
Rev. A. Coke Smith Of Spartanburg preach.
ed the annual sermon before the woman, s
Missionary Society of the Methodist church
on last Sunday morning. He preacho cd In the
evening also. His sermon In the morning was
an earnest appeal in behalf of missionary
work. Large congregations attended both
the morning and evening service.
The Male High School building will be COM
pleted in short time.
Capt. Sims +. Cary died here last Monday
night with paralysis Of the brain. His re-
mains were inferred In the Greenwood Gene.
tery this evening at 8 o'clock. Capt. Clary
was a native OF Newberry county and moved
TO Pelzer few years ago where he resided un
til last December, when he with his family
moved to our town. The deceased was about
so years of age and a member Of the Presbyte
rian church. He leaves q wife and five chill
dren to mourn their loss.